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		<title>The Tree of Life (Mysteries of Osiris Series)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the temple of Abydos, an acacia tree is dying. Its death threatens all of Egypt. For this tree sprang forth from the tomb of the god Osiris, the first ruler of Egypt, as proof of his triumph over death. The great pharaoh Senusret III immediately joins battle against the invisible enemy who would lead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/mysteries-of-osiris/the-tree-of-life/</link>
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		<title>The Conspiracy of Evil (Mysteries of Osiris Series)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the best efforts of the Pharaoh Senusret and his generals, the beautiful acacia tree of Abydos is dying. But the beautiful priestess Isis has an idea: to save the 'Tree of Life', a new pyramid must be built in honour of Osiris.  Senusret agrees to the plan - but what the pharaoh doesn't know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/mysteries-of-osiris/the-conspiracy-of-evil/</link>
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		<title>The Way of Fire (Mysteries of Osiris Series)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The young scribe Iker has finally realised that, in pursuing Pharaoh Senusret with his hatred, he chose the wrong target. The real enemy, the one who is attacking the Tree of Life at Abydos, is in fact the Herald, that baleful individual who is rallying troops on the border in order to invade Egypt and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/mysteries-of-osiris/the-way-of-fire/</link>
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		<title>The Great Secret (Mysteries of Osiris Series)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unrecognisable, the Herald is hiding at the very heart of Abydos. With his accomplices, he is preparing to commit the supreme crime. By bringing death into the kingdom in order to prevent the resurrection of Osiris, he will at last be able to overthrow Pharaoh Senusret, seize power and spread his evil doctrine far and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/mysteries-of-osiris/the-great-secret/</link>
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		<title>The Great Magician: The Count of Thebes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thamos, Count of Thebes, is the last keeper of an eternal knowledge, keeping alive the secrets of the pharaohs. Now he has been entrusted with a vital mission. He must leave Egypt for the cold lands of Europe to find and protect the 'Great Magician', a genius whose works will save humanity from chaos. When [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/novels/the-great-magician/</link>
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		<title>The Judgement of the Mummy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London,1821. Recently returned from Egypt, the adventurer Giovanni Belzoni enthrals Londoners with the city's first exhibition devoted to Egyptian art. As he unveils his star exhibit, a mummy so perfectly preserved it seems almost alive, there is a collective intake of breath. The astonishing spectacle provokes an immediate scandal: a hysterical preacher demands the destruction [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/novels/the-judgement-of-the-mummy/</link>
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		<title>The Empire of Darkness (Queen of Freedom Trilogy)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Set in C17th B.C., Volume One in the stunning new QUEEN OF FREEDOM trilogy, from the bestselling author of RAMSES. Egypt is a shadow of its former self. An army of barbarians, mounted on horse-drawn chariots, has swept through the Empire, destroying everything in its path. Known as the Hyksos, the 'leaders from foreign lands', [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/queen-of-freedom/the-empire-of-darkness/</link>
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		<title>The War of the Crowns (Queen of Freedom Trilogy)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Second volume in the magnificent QUEEN OF FREEDOM trilogy 17th century B.C. The barbaric Hyksos have taken possession of the whole of Egypt, imposing their harsh rule with unimaginable cruelty. Only Queen Ahhotep has yet to succumb. Not far from Thebes, the only city which retains its independence, she has established a secret military base [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/queen-of-freedom/the-war-of-the-crowns/</link>
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		<title>The Flaming Sword (Queen of Freedom Trilogy)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Egypt, 17th century B.C. In the north, the barbaric Hyksos still rule with unimaginable brutality. Queen Ahhotep, meanwhile, has recaptured much of the south - but at a terrible price: her husband killed in combat and her elder son, Kames, mysteriously poisoned. Ahhotep refuses to be crowned pharaoh and prepares instead her second son, young [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/queen-of-freedom/the-flaming-sword/</link>
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		<title>Manhunt (Vengeance of the Gods Series)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Egypt, 518 BC. Kel, a young scribe recently hired by the prestigious guild of interpreters, thinks his future is secure. But following a party to which he should not have been invited, he arrives at work one day to find his boss and colleagues murdered. Are their deaths linked to a mysterious encrypted papyrus that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christianjacq.co.uk/vengeance-of-the-gods/manhunt/</link>
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